THE DAILY MOJO by Adam Daniel

I’m kicking off a new running segment today called “Pending MENSA Applications”. For those who don’t know, MENSA is an organisation for intellectuals with extremely high I.Q.

My focus will be on the people who don’t quite qualify…. like our inaugural applicant, Mr. Tony Soprano. No, not the crime family patriarch from beloved TV show ‘The Sopranos’. This Tony Soprano is a Nomad bikie who changed his name from Ali Bilal to that of the onscreen crime boss via deed poll. The NSW police suggest he is doing so to obscure his alleged criminal connections.

Gotta love the fact that the gentleman portrayed in the original story isn’t even a convicted criminal – but has now unwittingly drawn all this attention to himself by choosing a name with criminal connotations. As Ron Burgundy would say, “Oh Sweet Irony!”

My suggestion for remaining inconspicuous? Go for a balls-out anglo Aussie name, like Matt “Macca” McDonald or Pete “Johnno” Johnson. Hell, you can’t abbreviate Soprano! How do you expect to fit in at the Rooty Hill RSL?